It’s easy to forget how many men soldiered in the emerald green of Limerick before the county’s recent glory years. In a team now studded with generational stars, many can stake a claim to being among the greatest ever. One of them is Nickie Quaid. For fifteen years the Effin man has been Limerick’s undisputed…
The Wizard of Oz is a classic, and an endless treasure trove of metaphor for many things. Might something also be learned by putting this timeless story into dialogue with the journey of synodality we are all on within the Catholic Church? In August 1939 Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion were launched onto…
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has called for a comprehensive review of Ireland’s child protection services, both in terms of resources and effectiveness. His call comes as Gardaí begin another search for the remains of a young boy in north Dublin. Tóibín stated: “It is a shockingly dark reality of modern Irish…
There are few names that echo through the GAA with quite the same resonance as Michael ‘Babs’ Keating. The mere mention conjures images of a powerful Tipp man with fire in his eyes – whether barefoot on All-Ireland final day in 1971 or patrolling the sideline in his transformative spell as manager of Tipperary. From…
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock took place from August 13-21, drawing pilgrims from across the Irish Isle and beyond to the famous Mayo Shrine. August 21 was the anniversary of the sighting of the 1879 Apparition in which 15 local witnesses described a silent vision of Our Lady, St Joseph, St John…
People must return to community and leave their online bubbles, Fr John Harris tells Chai Brady When Fr John Harris OP looks at the Irish Church today, he does not see a story of inevitable decline. Instead, the Provincial of the Irish Dominicans insists that this is a moment of transition, of “painful” change…
For Irish medical missionaries and anyone who advocates for human rights, SafeBirth4All provides an opportunity to get involved in public health education, prevention and rehabilitation of women and girls. The SafeBirth4All campaign, launched in May 2024 in Dublin, seeks to raise awareness about obstetric fistula, a condition in which a hole in the birth canal…
It’s fair to say that the pace of modern life is accelerating. Technologies that once belonged to the realm of science fiction, think of films like Gattaca (1997) or Jurassic Park (1993), are quickly becoming reality. What seemed like speculation mere decades ago is unfolding before our eyes. From in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryonic…
The Synodal Pathway is God’s invitation to all of us – the baptised – to enter into a process of conversion and renewal as a pilgrim people. It prioritises communion, participation and mission rather than “organisational expediency” (Final Document 44), asking us to listen to the Spirit which requires attention to Scripture, the sensus fidei…
Why you, and not me?” Pope Francis once asked while visiting inmates in Rome’s Rebibbia prison. That phrase, which showed deep empathy, still resonates in the minds and hearts of the inmates, who today live their special Jubilee of Hope – welcoming visitors, sharing stories, and expressing their wishes. With his words, the Pope sought…
Chai Brady